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Lafayette Marquis
C.C. Adcock
Lafayette Marquis
Genres: Blues, International Music, Pop, Rock
 
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Slim Harpo, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Tony Joe White ? one can't help but flash on those illustrious practitioners of swamp music, be it blues, rock, or pop, when listening to CC Adcock's latest effort. As with all of th...  more »

     
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All Artists: C.C. Adcock
Title: Lafayette Marquis
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Yep Roc Records
Release Date: 10/5/2004
Genres: Blues, International Music, Pop, Rock
Styles: Traditional Blues, Regional Blues, Cajun & Zydeco, Electric Blues, Modern Blues
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 634457204027

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Slim Harpo, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Tony Joe White ? one can't help but flash on those illustrious practitioners of swamp music, be it blues, rock, or pop, when listening to CC Adcock's latest effort. As with all of the above, Layayette, Louisiana's Adcock makes music that's dense, damp, and malodorous as a Baton Rouge bog. What's so welcome about Lafayette Marquis it that it arrives decades after the heyday of the Excello sound and the rock & roll offspring it inspired, and long after the genre needed a shot in the arm. From the rhythmic opener "Y'all'd Think She'd Be Good 2 Me" through the voodoo creep "Slanoshotz N' Boom-R-Angz" and the gently rolling closer "Between the Lies," Adcock is at home with swamp sounds as a bayou trapper. It helps that he has the connections and inclination to enlist a few savvy vets to help out, including the late producer Jack Nitzsche (the reverberating "Stealin' All Day" is the last track he helmed), but it's pretty clear that Adcock is right at home with these grooves. --Steven Stolder

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Sound/Word Enthusiast | Rhode Island, USA | 10/30/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)

"The last C.C. album saw him trying to be many things at once, most disapointingly a Cajun-flavored Stevie Ray Vaughn. As anyone who has heard the albums he produced for Cajun visionaries Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys (an incredibly forward-thinking band who would be ranked up there with Radiohead and Steve Earle if their own Cajun roots didn't marginalize them to mainstream listeners), C.C. is something of a maverick, with one foot in Louisiana and one in cyberspace. Here he is in full flight, perverting and distorting classic swamp pop grooves and even some early Cajun-sounding stuff into a funhouse hall of mirrors of roots reinvention. Even the most pedestrian boogie licks are dismantled and reassembled into intriguing new tapestries. Don't miss out on this one..."
Swamp rock deluxe
twangmon | Nashville, TN USA | 12/24/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)

"With his snarling, gritty guitar tones, swampy grooves, and scratchy vocals, C.C. Adcock makes butt-shakin' music that blends rockabilly, old-school Memphis R&B, New Orleans funk, Cajun dancehall tunes, and juke-joint blues. He's young, but no poseur: Having paid dues with Bo Diddley and Buckwheat Zydeco, Adcock knows rootsy textures like the back of his hand. But despite the tremolo guitar and slapped upright bass, this isn't a retro-sounding record. Adcock and his various producers bring a hip sonic edge to the music that keeps the moods fresh and the vibe ominous. Doyle Bramhall joins Adcock on two songs, and together they raise 6-string hell. Boasting richly layered guitars and heaps of attitude, Adcock's music is soulful, somewhat twisted, and deeply satisfying."
Make that SIX stars...
John M Flora | Brookland, AR United States | 02/28/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Just when I'd all but given up on finding new music to like, I heard C.C. Adcock's "Stealin'All Day" on my XM satellite radio. I put his "Lafayette Marquis" CD on my Amazon.com Christmas wish list, but nobody bought it for me.

Then, last week, I heard Adcock interviewed on XMPR's Bob Edwards Show, listened to other tracks on the album and immediately ordered a copy.

I can't stop listening to it - well, maybe long enough to write this, but it's going in the background.

I've always had a weakness for Louisiana-style music - Cajun, Zydeco, creole, you name it. I'm old enough to have bought Dr. John's first album (the voodoo-rock "Gris Gris") when it was new and still listen to it every month or so.

Adcock, who has played with Bo Diddley and Buckwheat Zydeco, is a huge talent and the album is an absolute delight.

In a world of watered-down pop and derivitive rock, Adcock's music is potent, original, delightfully swampy and a helluva lot of fun.

I'd write more, but I want to e-mail some friends about this album."